TheDuoGroup has released its unofficial Assassin's Creed animation project, called "Initiation," and it's worth the next nine-minutes of your day.
The short follows the training and initiation of Altair, prior to the events of the original Assassin's Creed where he's already been dubbed "Hashshashin." As an unofficial project, the work isn't sanctioned by Ubisoft and its narrative may not fit into the backstory the publisher had in mind, but it's impressive nonetheless.
TheDuoGroup's previous work has included a Metal Gear animation, as well as giving Shadow of the Colossus the Hollywood blockbuster trailer treatment.
This was pretty awesome... They should've included a level like this in the real game :-)
the handprint wall made the movie for me :-)
PS: to the people complaining about the animation, it's a commonly used style here in Europe, and I kinda like it... Sure it takes some getting used to but it's like hitchcock-movies, the beauty is in what you DON't see...
Quite good for a fan-made short sequence. Like others have said, animation wise..... eh not so good. Not good at all in fact. It's not even really animated in a traditional sense.
But it's a hell of a lot better than anything I could do, so I suppose it's impressive. In a way.
Huh, so do Altair/Ezio both lack fingers in the game or was that merely the creator's idea? Also, I kind of liked the animated storyboard look, though those were some crazy legs. I remember trying to animate a Far Side comic for in a high school digital media class; not easy.
Didn't mind the lack of expertise in the animation, it is a fan item after all that concentrates more on the art and story and less on the perfection of the animation.
Destructoid is an open discussion community. You don't need to "audition" to post a comment - just speak your mind. We respect differing opinions on the site, so have at it. Be smart, funny, insightful, clueless, or cute -- but back it up with substance. Keep your cool, keep it fun. We only ask that you act respectfully and above all: don't be a troll and ruin it for everyone else. Don't bring down gamers or we'll, you know, gently shoot you in the face and stuff you into a flaming mailbox. Each comment is your opportuntity to make this community awesomer. Is that even a word?
Avoiding the banhammer only requires common sense: spamming, trolling, racism, NSFW stuff, and other forms of sucking will not be tolerated. If anyone is griefing please report abuse. Be good. Don't suck!
Contest:
8:00 PM on 12.28.2009
| 
/Samit
the handprint wall made the movie for me :-)
PS: to the people complaining about the animation, it's a commonly used style here in Europe, and I kinda like it... Sure it takes some getting used to but it's like hitchcock-movies, the beauty is in what you DON't see...
But it's a hell of a lot better than anything I could do, so I suppose it's impressive. In a way.
Not bad and better than what I can do.
The narration and the story itself is amazing. I loved the bloody hand prints on the wall concept.
Assassin's Creed Revelations images; Assains | Assains Creed | Assassins creed revelations | Assassins creed revelations | Assassins creed revelations indir | Assassins creed revelations indir | Assassins creed çýkýþ tarihi | Assassins creed brotherhood
Mike..
Good days.
Assains Creed Revelations new images..; Assains Creed vs. Assains Creed Revelations